BFG ES-800 or CORSAIR TX 850

[HOOfan_1]

Originally Posted by Hondacity

bfg es800

some saying either of the two are ok, don't really go in depth, sure both will work but the es 800 is better than the tx in alot of ways

1. lifetime warranty
2. ripple suppression
3. efficiency

my 3 cents

ES is better on 12V ripple suppression

TX850 is much better on 3.3V ripple suppression.

[Hondacity]

what uses 3.3v? i certainly don't know...lol

[cypherpunks]

Originally Posted by Hondacity

what uses 3.3v?

Any circuitry that doesn't require its own PWM regulator. Some circuitry (such as super-I/O chips and on-board peripherals) runs off it directly, and other circuitry uses it to supply a linear regulator that provides whatever voltage is required.

You might remember motherboard jumpers used to overvolt DDR1 DRAM. Normally, the DRAM was supplied with +2.5V generated by linearly regulating the +3.3V line, but if you wanted to go much above that, you had to move the jumpers to connect the regulators to the +5V supply instead.

It's generally low-powered stuff, but there is a fair variety.

[chrisTian]

I was truly impressed by its 15mV maximum ripple on the 12V no matter what you loaded with & the fact tt is quiet, truly quiet. The fact tt Jonny Guru designed this unit was not important in the decision to aquire it, but decisive.

[HOOfan_1]

Originally Posted by chrisTian

The fact tt Jonny Guru designed this unit was not important in the decision to aquire it, but decisive.

that is good, since he didn't design it....Andyson did.

[jonnyGURU]

Originally Posted by HOOfan_1

that is good, since he didn't design it....Andyson did.

True. I am not an engineer... but I know what I like and I know sometimes you have to sacrafice BOM cost and lead times to get the product you want.